For the third quarter of fiscal 2013 ended April 27, Ascena, No. 140 in the 2013 Internet Retailer Top 500, reported:

E-commerce sales increased year over year about 172.2% to $98 million from $36 million.

Total sales increased 45.5% to $1.14 billion from $783.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2012.

Comparable-store sales decreased 1%.

Net income decreased 36.8% to $31.2 million from $49.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2012.

The web accounted for 8.6% of total sales compared with 4.6% in the prior year.

Ascena says e-commerce sales, particularly with its Maurices and Justice brands, helped fuel the growth. “E-commerce has got a wonderful upward trend, and we see that continuing at all brands,” David R. Jaffe, Ascena president and CEO, told analysts during a conference call about the results. Ascena operates Dressbarn, Maurices, Justice, Lane Bryant and Catherines stores and e-commerce sites.

For the first nine months of 2013, Ascena reported:

E-commerce sales grew 86.3% to $296.4 million from $159.1 million.

Total sales increased 46.1% to $3.52 billion from $2.41 billion for the first three quarters of fiscal 2012.

Comparable-store sales increased 1%.

Net income decreased 24.3% to $121.5 million from $160.6 million.

Online sales accounted for 8.4% of overall sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2013 compared with 6.6% a year earlier.